San Diego County Coastal Areas storm history

A man was killed after a large tree fell on him in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego. Winds were gusting to 40 mph in the area at the time of the report.

Mission Beach Lifeguards report the rescue of two swimmers struggling near a sand bar in elevated surf and strong rip currents. A third swimmer was swept away, resulting in a drowning fatality. The victim had reportedly saved his friend from a large wave and was swept away in a r…

CHP and news outlets report fatal crash in Carlsbad along Interstate 5 south of Tamarak Avenue. The driver went crashed his car into the center median and was pronounced dead at the scene. Carlsbad Airport reported visibility near one quarter mile in dense fog.

Broadcast media reported 2 fatalities when a large Torrey Pine tree fell over onto a home due to strong wind. Wind gusts were around 45 mph at the time of the event.

Mission Beach lifeguards reported high surf of 10 ft at 1 pm on January 9th. A 64 year old man died trying to save his dogs from the high waves at nearby Ocean Beach around 1400 PST on January 9th.

Winds downed several large trees in Carlsbad, La Mesa and National City. A man was killed in Carlsbad when a large tree branch fell on him. Light poles were also knocked down in Carlsbad and Tierrasanta.

Strong southerly winds downed hundreds of trees across coastal San Diego County. Many Cars were crushed by falling trees, power lines were downed, homes and business were damaged and one fatality was reported in East San Diego. The San Diego metro was hardest hit, with several me…

Lifeguards along the San Diego County coast reported 7 to 10 ft surf between the 20th and 24th. Peak sets of 12-15 ft were reported on the 22nd and 21st south of Carlsbad. Two women were swept from the rocks in Sunset Cliffs by surf up to 15 ft between 1700 and 1800PST on the 21s…

Surf, with frequent sets to 8 ft, impacted primarily west facing beaches along the San Diego County coast. The highest sets were reported from La Jolla southward on the 9th and 10th, where the Children's Pool Walk, and Ocean Beach Piers were closed. A 24 ft private vessel fishing…

A swimmer got caught in a rip current and drown at Blacks Beach.

Lifeguards started a mass rescue when seven people got caught in a rip current at the northern end of Moonlight Beach around 1310 PST on the 29th, according to Encinitas Fire officials. Five students found a Guatemalan man and his nephew unconscious and kept them afloat until lif…

One of the Navy's vessels in the San Diego Bay, the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard, caught fire the morning of July 12th and lasted for four days. Copious amounts of smoke entered the atmosphere creating poor air quality in the greater San Diego metro, along with a total of 68 military …

There were 11 heat-related injuries requiring hospitalization between 0800 and 1000 PST at a 5K run in Balboa Park. Temperatures ranged between 92 and 99 degrees during that time. The ages of the injured ranged from 15 to 17 years old.

A 25 foot fishing boat capsized around 0800 PST when returning to the San Diego Bay. Six people were on board and became trapped in the cabin. They managed to open the door and escape from the boat and were promptly rescued by the lifeguards. All six were admitted to the hospital…

The Ammo Fire started on October 23 on the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base in northern San Diego County. No reports of damage were received, however six people were injured fighting the fire. The total cost to suppress the fire was $708K.

Oceanside fire reports a lightning strike started a fire. The fire was about one quarter acre and burned some surrounding vegetation and fencing near homes. No homes were burned and the crew took about an hour to mop up the scene.

The Poinsettia Fire started on the 14th, around 0930 PST, in the city of Carlsbad, near the intersection of Poinsettia Lane and Alicante. After the fire burned through dry brush and crossed El Camino Real, evacuation orders were issued to 11,600 homes and businesses in Carlsbad, …

Torrey Pine tree fell on multiple homes and crushed a car in Cardiff. Wind gusts ranged from 30 to 40 mph through the day.

A large Chipotle/ Starbucks sign fell on two cars in the parking lot in National City on Miles of Cars Way just off of I-5. Winds were gusting from 30-35 mph at the time of the incident.

Daily record high temperature of 100 at Vista. Daily record high temperature of 94 at Chula Vista.

A public source reported dense fog with a visibility of 0.25 SM 3 miles SE of Carlsbad.

A public source reported dense fog with a visibility of 0.06 SM 2 mile NW of San Diego.

A public source reported dense fog with a visibility of 0.24 SM 3 miles SE of Carlsbad.

A public source reported dense fog with a visibility of 0.25 SM 2 miles NW of San Diego.

A public source reported dense fog with a visibility of 0.25 SM 1 mile NW of Coronado.

A public source reported dense fog with a visibility of 0.25 SM 3 miles SE of Carlsbad.

The 7000 block of Friars road. Brush fire along hill and near buildings burned 20 acres. Humidity was a low as 5 percent with a dewpoint of -6F in the Fashion Valley area.

Surf as large as 12 feet was observed on Mission Beach on December 24, 2024. There was also dense fog reported.

KSAN airport had 300 delays and 40 cancelled flights on Saturday December 21st. This was reported on broadcast media and Flight Aware.

Dense fog occurred from 430 pm December 18 to 830 am December 19, 2024 at San Diego International Airport (Lindbergh Field). Dense fog returned 8 pm December 19 to December 20 at 7 am. On Friday December 20, 2024 there were 31 diversions and 201 cancelled flights at KSAN. This wa…

Dense fog, below 1/4 miles statue mile, occurred at San Diego International Airport.

Dense fog as low as 0.13 mile visibility reported at North Island Coronado.

Dense fog at 0.25 mile reported at San Diego international airport KSAN.

Dense fog reported at Oceanside Airport, KOKB. As low as 1/4 mile visibility.

Dense fog, as low as 0.06 visibility occurred at KSAN San Diego International Airport.

Dense fog moved into Carlsbad McClellan Palomar airport around 6 pm October 7th and continued into the morning of October 8th.

San Diego airport reported 1/4SM fog at 0600 August 7, 2024. North Island Coronado reported 1/4SM fog at the same time.

San Diego city Mission Beach lifeguards reported dense fog 1/4 SM visibility.

Solana Beach Lifeguards reported maximum surf heights of up to 10 feet.

Mission Beach Lifeguards reported maximum surf heights of up to 12 feet.

Surfline reported 10 to 15 foot surf at Blacks Beach.

Social media photos and videos of missing piling on Ocean Beach pier, as well as damaged railings due to high surf on Dec 29. Time damage occurred is unknown, likely on Dec 28 when surf of 10-15 feet was reported.

The City of San Diego announced the closure of Crystal Pier due to high surf during the afternoon of December 29. Reported via X (Twitter).

Surfline reported 10 to 15 foot surf at Sunset Cliffs.

Surfline reported 10 to 15 foot surf at Imperial Beach Pier. Surf continued to increase through December 30th, when 15-18 foot surf was reported at Imperial Beach Pier.

Maximum surf heights of 15 to 18 feet were reported by Mission Beach Lifeguards. San Diego Fire-Rescue closed the Mission Bay Channel due to the surf conditions, but the Coast Guard Sector San Diego established a temporary safety zone for the navigable waters of Mission Bay Chann…

Dense fog reducing visibility to as low as 1/4 SM occurring from roughly 3:50 AM to 9:00 AM PDT caused numerous delays at San Diego International Airport.

Tropical Storm Hilary produced widespread tropical storm-force winds across Southern California from early morning on August 20 through the evening. The following are the top wind gusts reported across the San Diego County coastal areas: Camp Pendleton: 52 MPH (5:51 PM 08/20) Las…